Touchscreen Sewer Camera & Locator (Full Review)

Product Unboxing

This product was sent to me by the company, but as always you can expect a fair and honest review. Let's get started. The model we're going to be taking a close look at as well as testing is the S610ASMKTCP. It has a 10.1-in touchscreen display and 50 m or 165 ft of cable with the camera. At first glance, compared to the previous one I tested, this one definitely has more of an industrial professional look. And what I also like is the way this was designed with the carry handle.You pick this up and the case with the monitor is connected directly to this reel assembly. 

Everything just feeds off nicely from the real instruction manual. I can tell you it's written very well. This sewer camera inspection system weighs 262 lb or 12 kg. You can see that the control box is inside this Pelican style case. You have these very good connectors right here screw type connectors this coiled cable right here allows you to remove this control box from the re assembly so you can position it further away when you're working. And this box will slide onto the rail with locking pins. You could secure it using a knob. The case also has a pressure Equalization valve on top and a waterproof seal.

Camera Head

The camera that's used in this system is very similar to the one that I showed you on the previous unit. Resolution is 1080p, camera diameter is 9 in / 23 mm. This is the one right here from the other unit, it has a built-in 512 HZ transmitter. So you'll also be able to trace where the camera is in the sewer system. The camera have a sapphire crystal protective cover. The new camera that's on this unit is self-leveling and what that means is when you insert the camera into the pipe, the image is always going to stay level regardless of the orientation of the camera body.

The light on the front of the camera is a 1 watt LED with adjustable levels of brightness. Camera angle is 120° and the camera is made out of stainless steel, I tested it at a magnetic stainless. So you always want to make sure you wipe it down when you're finished. Otherwise, you may get some surface rust. This whole housing is made out of aluminum. The handle is very comfortable, on top over here these sections appear to be magnetic stainless as well and this whole real assembly appears to be steel that's Chrome plated.

The camera system uses a lithium battery of 4500 milliamp hours.  According to the manufacturer, you can expect between 6 and 8 hours of use, including a wall charger that has an input between 100 and 240 volt AC or DC. The output is 12.6 volt at 1 amp.  Before I go over more specifications and test this out first, let's take a look at the entire unit from every angle.

Frame & Cable

Looking at the bottom of the unit got this nice thick plate rubber feet that are actually bolted on. You don't have to worry about them falling off because of double stick adhesive. You can see over here we have four Flathead stainless steel hex bolts, there's also a larger hex bolt right. Here that goes into that stainless pin that's the spacer for the Reel, and I'm also going to show you right inside here you could see how well this was made the Reel moves nice and smooth. You can see you have this cup that holds the camera, it has the flex head this way. It's easy to guide into the pipe and around turns. So the fiberglass cable will easily follow.

A view from the bottom, you can see the two rails. Basically, you would remove the camera from that holder, and then you can rotate this reel as you're feeding the camera into the pipe. And as you're bringing the camera out, you would go the opposite direction, pulling the camera back in. These metal pins will lock right in here and into that one, a very nice design which allows the box to be easily detached. Let me put this all back together and then open this up. Take a look inside, opening the case is very simple you're going to push down as you grab the bottom of the latch spring-loaded.

When you're working outside, this one has a metallic screen that would go up. So the display can be easily seen when you're outside. Over here, you have your SD card. The micro is inside here and over here is a headphone jack. The gasket is very nice, and it definitely makes a good seal with this ridge on the lower part of the box.

Functional Highlights

It has a keyboard. The purpose of the keyboard is to annotate the video of anything you find while inspecting. You can put notations in the video and be able to read all of your findings in the upper left-hand corner.

It's showing you 10.1 in touchscreen, the meter counter will count how far in the cable is going into your pipe. So you'll be able to know exactly where there's an obstruction or any kind of damage. It will also record video and audio, so the video is going to be at the camera head, the audio is going to be coming from the control box. So you'll not only be able to have the annotations but the audio as well. LED adjustable brightness, image Zoom, ip68 waterproof, 512HZ transmitter and self leveling. The accessories stored underneath the keyboard. When you're going to store it for a while and not use the system, turn the battery off.

Okay, it's pretty cool, this is a better quality than the one from the other unit that I tested. You slide your camera inside here and there's nylon set screws. This would be used to keep the camera centered inside a larger pipe like a 4-in pipe. And it would just guide it straight in the pipe rather than have it sit at the bottom pushing sludge or being underwater. Over here is another protector, you would slide this over the camera, which prevents the camera head from being banged up and makes it also easier for the camera to go around turns.

Let me turn on the power, I have the camera positioned towards my floor. Okay, looking good, you can see the image quality is nice. So right now the lights are off. There are three levels. Feet or meter, you can select which one you want to use. It's at zero, so as you pull the camera further and further out, you're going to see this number increase. It's going to give you an accurate reading of how far the camera is in the pipe.

Touch Screen & Menu Settings

Right now I have about 2 and 1/2 ft out, and the reason why it's not showing is that I touched the clear button. So what you would do is pull out just enough cable to get to where the clean out is. and then you would push the clear button. When you push that, the count goes to zero. And as you're feeding the line in, you're going to see this number increase. It definitely works. You'll see it on the video that I'm going to be demonstrating outside over here.

Let's go to the menu settings. You can adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. of the display. The distance traveled by the camera head is displayed in feet, and we can also switch to meters in metric units. Here's the format setting, you can format it to restore factory settings. And then over here, this setting adjusts how this counter will work. If you start playing around with this and making it higher or lower, it won't be accurate, so the best way to do it is to leave it in the factory setting. In this case, it was on.94, but you can verify if this is accurate by taking a tape measure and pulling out a certain amount of the cable with the camera to see if the number matches. Then adjust lower or higher until the numbers match right. Here, I'm going to show you how easy it is to annotate the video. I'm going to enter a blockage in the pipe at 20ft. Then you tap the camera symbol to save the snapshot. It's very simple to use.

How to use the locator?

Now let me show you the locator wand. I'm going to put it into my sewer line. Let's take a look at the PVC section, and find out where it changes to the older cast iron. The locator is stored inside this case, and also has a pressure Equalization valve. This is the wand in good weight. The charger uses a DC jack and is held in here very snugly. There's an analog gauge at the top that says sensitivity. Over here is your speaker for your audible alert. This is a battery strength indicator.

When you first go looking for the area where the camera transmitter is located buried in the Earth or under a slab, you want to make sure the button is on. Once you get to the area where you get the highest level of sensitivity, then switch to near mode. Bring the sensitivity down, it's easier for you to pinpoint. Check the analog gauge, when the needle swings all the way to the right, you know you're positioned directly over the camera body parallel.

If you're this way, the detection is going to be way to the left. When you get more in line with the direction of the camera, the strength will shoot all the way up to the right. Let me give you a quick demonstration. It's on a low sensitivity setting, you can hear it getting louder. I'm about 3 and 1/2 ft above. I can tell you this one appears to be more sensitive compared to the other locator that I had. It should be able to detect the camera inside a plastic or cast iron pipe at least 3 to 4 ft deep. Let's take it outside and give it a try.

 

The sewer line runs right along the side of the house, and then it crosses my driveway. What I'd like to do is insert the camera, so it goes all the way down the side of the house. So we can test the locator to make sure it works 2ft deep inside a cast iron pipe. That's for not a problem at all pinpointing the location of that sewer line which is cast iron under an asphalt driveway.

Conclusion

So, what do I think of this sewer camera inspection system? I think it works great. I like the fact that I can secure the camera head in the holder. You can also pull this out so that it locks the camera in place and can't be moved. This is a very thoughtful design and the locator bar works well. In my case, it could easily detect a sewer line 45 feet deep. Under the driveway, it was a cast iron pipe. Also, the audio output works fine with no issues.

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